Until August 2011, you could only check in to a location or region on Facebook using the Facebook Places app for smart mobile devices. In an effort to distinguish Facebook from Foursquare and other location-sharing services, Facebook retired Places and replaced it with a universal check-in system that works on all devices, including PCs. Now you can append your location to the end of any status update, photo or video you share on Facebook via a Web browser.

Open a Web browser, navigate to Facebook.com and sign in with your Facebook username and password.

Click inside the "Update Status" box near the top of the screen. This expands the box and displays a toolbar of additional options, one of which is a location icon.

Type a status update to accompany your check-in if you wish. Click "Add Photo/Video" to optionally upload a photo or video.

Click the location icon and type a location, which can be a specific venue, city or general region. Click the location when it appears in the list of suggestions below. If no correct suggestions appear, click "Just Use [Location Name]."

Click the "Post" button to post your update. Your location appears at the end of the status update, photo or video.

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Will Conley's writing has appeared in print and online since 1999. Publication venues include Salon.com, SlashGear.com, National Journal, Art New England, Pulse of the Twin Cities, Minnesota Daily and ThisBlogRules.com. Will studied journalism at the University of Minnesota. He is working on four fiction and nonfiction books.